Current final grades are section enrollment grades that have not yet been stored via the Permanently Store Grades process. The final grade for a section is determined by the assignment/test scores in the grade book and the grade scale, which is set up at the district level.
Current final grades are stored in the [PGFinalGrades] table.
Verify that PowerSchool is configured to display the correct current grades at
Start Page > School > Current Grade Display (9.1 and below)
Start Page > School > Quick Lookup Preferences (9.2 and above)
Enter the correct final grade term abbreviation in the Current Grade (always comes from the teacher's Gradebook) field. Locate the correct final grade term abbreviation at Start Page > School > Final Grade Setup. See article 55192 for more information.
If you would like to display current grades on the Quick Lookup page, enter the same final grade term abbreviation for the Store Code in one of the Columns and select Gradebook as the Source of Data.
The grade scale is a set of values used to convert assignment scores entered in the grade book to a final grade for the term. Each item in the grade scale is associated with a Gradebook value, which indicates the numerical value for letter grades entered in the grade book. For example, if a teacher enters a letter grade, such as a B+, enter a numerical value for the letter grade, such as 88. For more information about grade scales, see article 5931.
Grade scale items also include a Cutoff percent, which indicates the lowest percentage students can earn to receive this grade. For example, if you enter 93 for an A, then students must earn at least 93% of the total points to receive an A. For more information about grade scales, see article 5931.
The grade scale can either be associated to the course and the section set to "Same as Course," or each section can be assigned to a different grade scale than the course. Access course set up at Start Page > School > Courses. Access section set up at Start Page > School > Sections > select course > select section > Edit Section.
Image: Viewing the Grade Scale in PowerTeacher gradebook by clicking the Class Content tab.
Verify that the final grade setup is correct in PowerTeacher gradebook by clicking the Grade Setup tab.
See article 55700 for more information.
Important Points:
Configure grading terms for the school year, which determine Reporting Terms available in PowerTeacher gradebook. View grading terms at
Start Page > School > Final Grade Setup (9.1 and below)
Start Page > School > Final Grade/Reporting Term (9.2 and above)
Verify which grading term you are working with and review the dates.
Grading terms are associated with a final grade name (Q1, S2, T3, etc.), a start date, and an end date. The start date and end date determine which gradebook scores (assignments, tests, projects, etc.) are used to determine the final grade. See article 55251 for more information about final grade setup.
Image: Final Grade Setup page. The blue terms are grading terms and the black terms are scheduling terms. Scheduling terms are set up at Start Page > School > Years & Terms. Scheduling term dates are used to define the length of sections/classes - quarter classes, semester classes, etc. See article 56100 for information bout the relationship between grading and scheduling terms.
If the current grade is generated by a DAT (data access tag), verify that the DAT is correctly formulated. See article 55742, the Data Access Tags Supplement, for more information.